The Rest of Us with Dana Tenille Weekes
The Rest of Us podcast explores rest as self-liberation for advocates and professionals who are losing themselves to the demands of work, loved ones, friends, strangers, and this dizzying world. The Rest of Us cultivates a community through honest reflections, conversations, and laughter for people willing to embrace rest differently.
Podcasting since 2025 • 26 episodes
The Rest of Us with Dana Tenille Weekes
Latest Episodes
Ep 25: Celebrate Yourself Your Way | Season One Finale
It’s the Season 1 Finale of The Rest of Us! But this episode isn’t just a wrap-up or a celebration of this milestone. Host Dana Tenille Weekes invites you to redefine what it m...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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29:38
Ep 24: Friend, Say "Yes" to Nothing. Embrace Boredom, Silence, and Slowness.
We use apps to save time, outsource errands, and even boil water in under a minute, yet we still claim we “don’t have time.” In this second-to-last episode of Season 1, Dana Tenille Weekes challenges our cultural addiction to speed, noise, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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28:05
Ep 23: Rethinking Rules We Follow, But Do Not Serve Us
Stop and ask yourself this question: What are the rules that I live by that actually do not serve me? In this episode, host Dana Tenille Weekes invites us to question rules around us and our internal script...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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27:42
Ep 22: Rest in Conversation with Nia Ariel Davis Sigona - Rest Calls for Us to Reimagine
In this special live-recorded episode from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 54th Annual Legislative Conference, host Dana Tenille Weekes sits with Nia Ariel Davis Sigona to explore the relationship between rest a...
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Episode 22
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32:18
Ep 21: Rest in Conversation with Sullivan Summer - Why Rest as Liberation Reaches Far Beyond Self-Care (Part 2 of 2)
This episode is Part 2 of Dana Tenille Weekes’ raw and resonant conversation with Sullivan Summer, a poet, essayist, literary critic, and dear friend of Dana's. Picking up where they left off, Dana and Sullivan'...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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30:09